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dence. The Abba Guoiba, as well as many of the other birds found in 
Abyssinia, also frequents the opposite coast of the continent; and some 
tolerably fine specimens of it are to be seen in Mr. Biillock's Museum, 
which were brought from Senegal. A large and handsome species of 
bustard, which 1 shot on the coast of Abv?sinia, the skin of which 1 after- 
M^ards brought to England, appears likewise to be the same as that found 
in the neighbourhood of the river Gambia. 
The Egyptian goose, and a species of drick, allied to the Anas Lybica, are 
occasionally met with,* and several other species of waier fowl ; the most 
common of which is the Derho-mai, literally water-fowl, a species of 
bittern, of which a drawing is to be found in Dapper's Description des 
Isles de V ArchipeL Guinea fowls, red-legged partridges, quails, snipes, 
lapwings, larks, and doves, abound throughout the whole country. The 
natives are so expert in the use of the matchlock, that they constantly kill 
the two former birds with a single ball ; so that during our whole stay in 
the country, we were constantly supplied with them, as well as with dif- 
ferent kinds of venison ; the Ras always sending me a share of those which 
were brought in by his followers. 
In the course of my last journey I made a collection of the rarer birds 
found in the country, which I was fortunate enough to bring safe to En- 
gland. These I submitted to the inspection of Dr. Latham oo my arrival, 
who obligingly favoured me with his remarks upon them. I ^ubse^ 
quently presented them to Lord Stanley, who has since taken great pains 
in setting them up. At my request, he has been kind enough also to draw 
up a description of some of the more rare, which, together with Dr. 
Latham's valuable remarks, I shall here present to the public, as both will 
be found far superior to any account which my limited knowledge on the 
subject would permit me to offer to the public. 
* Another species of duck killed at Abha: upper mandible of beak light grey, et^ed 
with red ; top of head brownish grey ; irides yellow ; body speckled, somewhat like that 
of a guinea-fowlj whiter on the lower parts, and yellower on the t)ack : scapular feathers 
dark uniber-brown ; round the eye and upper part of neck rusty iron colour \ legs bright 
red^ wings twelve long black featiiers, twelve glossy blue, and four hinder ones of yel- 
owish brown ; secondary feathers black ; tertials seventeen white, with a black stripe 
Across th<;rn \ runjp and upper part of body black : under part yellowish. 
